AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Pentium D 925

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and Intel Pentium D 925 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 240

Intel Pentium D 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 198
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 618 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs October 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618 vs 341

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 925

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 925

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

341

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium D 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078
PassMark - CPU mark	1050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium D 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Presler
Launch date	July 2009	October 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3112	3293
Price now	$15.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		925
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		63.4°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)